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Administrative tools to customize your Altair HyperWorks installation.
HvTrans
HvTrans is a result translator for HyperView that translates solver result files to .h3d files.
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Altair HyperWorks Tools
Administrative tools to customize your Altair HyperWorks installation.
- Altair License Utility
  Use the Altair License Utility to determine a managed Altair Licensing ID, check license usage, borrow licenses, and set up managed Altair Units.
- Altair Compute Console
  Altair Compute Console (ACC) is a utility that allows you to start different Altair HyperWorks Solvers.
- Remote Job Submission
  Remote Job Submission in Altair Compute Console (ACC) is implemented as an alternative to a local run.
- Remote Server User Guide
- AbaqusODB Upgrade
  AbaqusODB UpGrade is a HyperView tool, which upgrades ODB files created in Abaqus 2018 (or earlier) to Abaqus 2023.
- HgTrans
  HgTrans translates solver results files from their native file format to Altair Binary Format (ABF). This can be done using the HgTrans GUI or via the HgTrans batch mode.
- HvTrans
  HvTrans is a result translator for HyperView that translates solver result files to .h3d files.
  - Launch HvTrans
  - Translate a Solver Results File to an H3D File
  - Translate a Subcase
    After opening a result file, you can determine which subcase(s) you want to translate.
  - Configuration Files
    HvTrans uses configuration files to receive a set of data requests and settings from you. These files can be created manually or by using the HvTrans GUI.
  - Batch Mode
    To start a batch mode process, run hvtrans.exe in a DOS command prompt on a PC or use a Unix shell. If you do not specify complete arguments in the command line, the HvTrans GUI is displayed for you to fill in more information.
- HWTK GUI Toolkit
  The HWTK GUI Toolkit is a resource tool for coding Tcl/Tk dialogs. It contains documentation of the HWTK GUI Toolkit commands, demo pages that illustrate our Altair GUI standards, and sample code for creating those examples.
- Cleanup Utility
  The Cleanup Utility is a script for Windows that removes any custom settings that you may have due to the Altair applications installed.
- Model Identification Tool
  The Model Identification Tool (MIT) is a profile in HyperGraph for fitting test data from frequency- and amplitude-dependent bushings to analytical models. The MIT operates in conjunction with HyperGraph, MotionView and MotionSolve to provide you with a comprehensive solution for modeling and analysis.
- Register HVPcontrol
  Register HVPcontrol registers the HVP ActiveX control for HyperView Player.
- HyperWorks Automation Toolkit
  The HyperWorks Automation Toolkit (HWAT) is a collection of functions and widgets that allows an application to quickly assemble HyperWorks automations with minimal effort and maximum portability.
- H3D Validation Tools
  The H3D Validation Tools available are H3D Info and H3D Validate.
- Uninstall
  Use the Altair HyperWorks Products Uninstaller to remove all files from the installation directory.

Launch HvTrans

Launch HvTrans on Windows.
1. From the Start menu, select All Programs.
  On Windows 10, go to the All Apps menu.
2. Select Altair <version>.
3. Select Desktop <version> > Tools > HvTrans <version>.
  
  On Windows 10, select HvTrans <version>.
Launch HvTrans on Linux.
1. In a Unix shell, execute the hvtrans script in the altair/scripts directory.
A GUI is invoked.